Tall and Mighty

          Classical art is very much related to royalty, in a sense that it's subject were mostly humans. Most of the artworks in this era were either sculptures or architecture. It is said that the most important concepts in classical art are humanity, reason and culture. During this era, the evident styles depicted were humanism, naturalism and idealism. Classical art is divided into 2 parts: the Greek and the Roman art. 

          First off - Greek art. For the Greeks, there was an evident style of idealism, naturalism, realism and humanism. They're common mediums were stones, marble and bronze. The Greek art mainly had humans, Gods, athletes and warriors as their subject matters. Greek art is divided into 4 periods: Geometric, Archaic, Classical & Hellenistic. As early as the geometric period, people already began

The Dipylon Vase

attempts at perspective (but they weren't so successful). An example of this is the horse drawing on the Dipylon vase. They intented to draw the horses using perspective in hopes of letting the viewer see realistic images. Instead, the horses looked like one horse with 12 legs on it, which is freakishly weird if you'd actually see one in real life. 
The archaic period had the so-called 'Archaic smile' which was a trademark in their artworks. An example of this would be 'The Dying Warrior' which, oddly enough, still has a faint smile on his face even though he is suffering. The classical period is notable for the creation of the Parthenon, a temple dedicated to Athena. Hellenistic on the other hand, expressed more emotions.

The Dying (but smiling) Warrior

          Roman art is most known for being imitators of the Greek art. If you would notice, Greek and Roman art are almost similar, except that Roman art is better and was much more exclusively planned and detailed. They focused on realism and idealism, and the common mediums were bronze and terracotta. The Roman empire had 3 periods: The Republican period, The early empire and the Late empire. The Roman art started when Julius Caesar improved Rome under

Pont du Gard

his rule. He adopted the religion and artistic style of the Greeks. The early empire was where the beautiful works of Arch started. The 'Pont du Gard' is a famous example of the Arch built. Another one is the 'Colosseum/ Flavian Ampitheatre'. Later in the empire, they battled over who would rule over the empire. They were divided into the Eastern and Western empire. Constantine tried to reunite the two empires but failed so he divided the empire into his sons.

The Colosseum (Flavian Ampitheatre)

          I think Greece and Rome are truly gifted, considering that there are a lot of breathtaking sites to explore. Classical art is everywhere. The power it emits is enough to make it stand out among the rest. Bold lines, poses and angles all make up for the lack of color (for some artworks).